Grants and funding in Wisconsin
6,254 foundations reported granting into Wisconsin on their most recent IRS filings: 32,572 itemized grants worth $3.1B between them. On top of that, thirty-seven live grant programs and five contract opportunities are specific to Wisconsin, alongside 4,125 nationwide programs also open here.
- foundations granting into the state
- 6,254
- of 129,000+ funders on file
- in itemized grants into the state
- $3.1B
- across 32,572 grants on IRS filings
- live grants specific to Wisconsin
- 37
- of 4,800+ open grants tracked nationwide
- community lenders serving the state
- 46
- of 480+ CDFIs on file
What a typical foundation grant runs here
The 6,254 foundations granting into Wisconsin, grouped by the average size of their grants. The middle of this chart is where most applications belong: funders whose typical check runs in the thousands.
Who gives the most into Wisconsin
The five foundations reporting the largest itemized grant dollars into Wisconsin on their most recent filings.
What the live Wisconsin grants offer
Award ceilings on the Wisconsin-specific programs that publish one.
Who the Wisconsin-specific grants are for
Of the thirty-seven live grant programs specific to Wisconsin, here is who the announcements name. One program can name several groups. twenty-four more are open to any organization type.
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The lenders almost nobody checks
Forty-six community development lenders serve Wisconsin: below-market debt that takes no ownership, for organizations a bank would make wait. Among them: Community Reinvestment Fund, Inc., NDN Fund, Inc., Community Impact Loan Fund, Local Enterprise Assistance Fund, Accion Opportunity Fund. Quillify tracks 480+ nationwide alongside the grants, because the right answer to a funding gap is sometimes a loan you can actually get.
Wisconsin foundation grants by focus
Foundations based in Wisconsin that accept applications, grouped by what they fund. Or see all 533Wisconsin foundations that accept applications.
- Education grants in Wisconsin (140 funders)
- Human Services grants in Wisconsin (114 funders)
- Arts, Culture & Humanities grants in Wisconsin (103 funders)
- Philanthropy & Grantmaking grants in Wisconsin (50 funders)
- Environment grants in Wisconsin (41 funders)
- Health Care grants in Wisconsin (37 funders)
- Food, Agriculture & Nutrition grants in Wisconsin (29 funders)
- Animal Welfare grants in Wisconsin (25 funders)
- Youth Development grants in Wisconsin (22 funders)
- Housing & Shelter grants in Wisconsin (21 funders)
Opportunity figures count live, unexpired programs as of November 1, 2026. Foundation figures come from IRS filings for tax year 2022.
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